Allan Bowie MAGRUDER

(1775-1822)

Senate Years of Service:

1812-1813

Party:

Democratic
Republican

MAGRUDER, Allan Bowie, a
Senator from Louisiana; born in Kentucky in 1775; attended the
common schools; pursued an academic course; studied law; admitted
to the bar in 1796 and practiced in Lexington, Ky.; moved to
Louisiana and practiced his profession; member, State house of
representatives; elected as a Democratic Republican to the United
States Senate and served from September 3, 1812, to March 3, 1813;
resumed the practice of law; died in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish,
La., April 16, 1822.

Bibliography

Magruder, Allan Bowie. Political, Commercial and Moral
Reflections, on the Late Cession of Louisiana, to the United
States. Lexington, Kentucky: Daniel Bradford, 1803.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present